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Season on Friday, September 4, 2026
Norfolk Wolves
(3-3)
at
Santa Fe Zeppelins
(2-4)
Series Snapshot
Norfolk Wolves leads the season series 1-0.
Santa Fe Zeppelins leads the all-time series 77-76.
Predicted Score
NOR
107
SFE
99
Season Series
| Date | Type | Matchup | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fri 8/28 | Season | SFE at NOR | 78 - 107 |
Four Factors & Advanced Metrics
| Team | eFG% | TO Rate | Off Reb% | FT Rate | Pts/Poss | Poss/Gm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Norfolk Wolves | 46.51% | 11.69% | 36.93% | 16.67% | 0.93 | 109.20 |
| Santa Fe Zeppelins | 49.43% | 12.33% | 26.44% | 14.86% | 0.98 | 101.98 |
Projected Matchups
| NOR Player | PPG | RPG | APG | Rating | Pos | Edge | Pos | Rating | PPG | RPG | APG | SFE Player |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Desean Poppe | 8.2 | 3.5 | 8.2 | Exc- | PG | <--- | PG | Fair+ | 8.5 | 2.5 | 8.2 | Martin Glover |
| Nikhil Belt | 16.5 | 5.0 | 2.3 | Good- | SG | <- | SG | Avg+ | 21.3 | 5.0 | 1.7 | Andres Thiam |
| Christopher Knobel | 19.2 | 5.5 | 1.3 | Avg | SF | --> | SF | Good- | 15.3 | 4.8 | 1.2 | Noah Tinney |
| Spencer Blanchette | 17.7 | 9.5 | 2.2 | Good+ | PF | <-- | PF | Good | 9.0 | 5.8 | 1.8 | Kyran Harper |
| Maxwell Rasmussen | 4.5 | 12.5 | 2.0 | Avg+ | C | ---> | C | Good | 4.8 | 10.7 | 0.8 | Zach Smith |
| Robert Pool | 14.8 | 4.2 | 3.8 | Exc+ | bPG | <--- | bPG | Fair- | 2.8 | 2.0 | 4.0 | Joshua Lawson |
| Brandon Antonucci | 1.2 | 1.5 | 3.3 | Avg- | bSG | --> | bSG | Good- | 11.3 | 2.7 | 1.5 | Ian Marshall |
| Dalton Flowers | 7.0 | 4.0 | 1.2 | Fair+ | bSF | ---> | bSF | Exc+ | 18.3 | 2.2 | 1.3 | Trenton Sage |
| Ambrose Graham | 15.2 | 4.2 | 1.0 | Exc- | bPF | <--- | bPF | Fair- | 4.5 | 3.2 | 1.5 | Jacob Tyler |
| Austin Cunningham | 3.5 | 5.7 | 0.5 | Fair+ | bC | <- | bC | Fair+ | 3.5 | 4.3 | 0.7 | Anthony Miller |
Ratings key: Poor, Fair, Avg, Good, Exc, and AP reflect the legacy SimHoops overall player scale used in the original advanced game preview.